Download 100+ word chain lists for phonics practice. Organized by skill progression, these ready-to-use lists support phonemic awareness and minimal contrast learning.
- Beginning: K-2
- Phonics
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Explore downloadable guides, classroom materials, and tools to enhance reading success for grades K-2 and 3-5.
Download the 109 high-frequency word list. Essential for sight word lesson plans, this printable supports kindergarten literacy instruction.
- Beginning: K-2
- High-Frequency Words
In this one-pager we share the five walls we’re trying hard to avoid in our work, and the five bridges we’re working to build.
- Developing: 3-5
- Literacy Leadership
Get answers to questions about Shifting the Balance with The Six Shifts. Learn about its approach, language, and audience with this printable Q&A PDF resource.
- Literacy Leadership
When your students are ready to tackle two- and three-syllable words, this resource is here to help. Featuring a collection of “bigger words” with closed syllables, this resource is organized by difficulty, making it simple to scaffold instruction.
- Developing: 3-5
- Phonics
- /Word-Reading Instruction
Guide students to make thoughtful book selections with the Book Choice Reflection Tool. Balance challenge, interest, and purpose for better reading habits.
- Developing: 3-5
- Meaningful Independent Practices
Discover read-aloud books that encourage students to collect and cherish words. Perfect for fostering curiosity and a love of language in the classroom.
- Developing: 3-5
- Vocabulary
Read a heartfelt message from Jan and Kari about Shifting the Balance. Download the PDF to explore its purpose and align your literacy journey.
- Literacy Leadership
Boost oral language comprehension with proven instructional strategies. Explore prompts, plans, and authentic conversations for classroom success.
- Beginning: K-2
- Language Comprehension
Easily plan phonics lessons with our free phonics PDF template. Includes a flexible framework for delivering explicit, research-based phonics instruction.
- Beginning: K-2
- Phonics
Maximize vocabulary learning with our free explicit vocabulary instruction template. Easily integrate proven strategies into your classroom lessons today.
- Developing: 3-5
- Vocabulary
Streamline read-aloud and shared reading with this interactive lesson plan template. Guide students before, during, and after reading for deeper comprehension.
- Developing: 3-5
- Language Comprehension
A collection of word lists for the most common long vowel spelling patterns to support phonics instruction and ongoing formative assessment.
- Beginning: K-2
- Phonics
Understand research with this simple guide for educators. Learn to navigate conflicting studies, avoid bias, and make sound instructional decisions.
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Help students break down words and boost vocabulary with our morphology lessons tool. Learn strategies that enhance word power through morpheme analysis.
- Developing: 3-5
- Vocabulary
In this ready-to-use instructional resource, we offer a suggested scope and sequence as one pathway to systematically teach morphemes across the upper elementary years.
- Developing: 3-5
- Vocabulary
Track phonemic awareness progression with these checklist tools. Supports early literacy with data-driven strategies for blending, segmenting, and more.
- Beginning: K-2
- Phonemic Awareness
Download phonemic awareness activities with word lists and prompts. Includes blending, segmenting, and skill progression for effective instruction.
- Beginning: K-2
- Phonemic Awareness
Exploring from foundational skills to multisyllabic word reading. Supports phonics word study and includes a printable phonics worksheet for practice.
- Developing: 3-5
- Word-Reading Instruction
Select effective texts for beginning readers with the 3 Tensions Tool. Balance predictability, decodability, and student phonics knowledge to support growth.
- Beginning: K-2
- Decodable Texts
Download this reading fluency assessment PDF to help students track progress, set goals, and reflect on fluent reading. Ready-to-use and printable tool.
- Developing: 3-5
- Fluency
Master teaching reading comprehension strategies with this step-by-step guide. Simplify reading comprehension techniques and engage students collaboratively.
- Developing: 3-5
- Language Comprehension
Learn a step-by-step routine for reading and writing multisyllabic words. This printable tool builds spelling accuracy and supports phonics progression.
- Developing: 3-5
- Word-Reading Instruction
A collection of short vowel word lists to support phonics instruction and formative assessment. Includes lists of simple CVC words for every short vowel sound.
- Beginning: K-2
- Phonics
Learn correct alphabet letter sounds in this video. Perfect for teaching alphabet sounds, minimizing schwa, and improving articulation for blending skills.
- Beginning: K-2
- Phonemic Awareness
Download full-color phonics sound cards for classroom display. Includes 26 graphemes with short vowel sounds and decodable key words for phonics lessons.
- Beginning: K-2
- Phonics
Download this phonics chart with 26 graphemes and short vowel sounds. Perfect for beginning readers with decodable key words to build foundational skills.
- Beginning: K-2
- Phonics
Practice active reading with this reciprocal teaching grid. A reusable tool for summarizing, questioning, clarifying, and predicting in small groups or pairs.
- Developing: 3-5
- Word-Reading Instruction
Explore 10 essential science of reading books curriculum list for phonics and comprehension. A focused guide to support your teaching journey.
- Literacy Leadership
Choosing the right text matters! The Text 'Weight' Guide helps students understand how the difficulty of a text affects their reading effort. Use this tool to build fluency, encourage strategic text selection, and strengthen comprehension skills.
- Developing: 3-5
- Meaningful Independent Practices
Use the Look Before You Leap routine to teach problem-solving with V-MS. Supports orthographic mapping, cross-checking, and reading for meaning.
- Beginning: K-2
- Prompting & Feedback
Embrace personal and professional growth with The Six Commitments. Reflect on biases, improve school practices, and foster continuous school improvement.
- Literacy Leadership
Teach effective comprehension strategies with the Strategic Six Thinking Moves. This PDF simplifies reading strategies using student-friendly names and steps.
- Developing: 3-5
- Strategy Instruction
Use the V-MS Decoding Analysis Form to assess decoding errors. Identify how students use visual, meaning, and structure cues to improve reading skills.
- Beginning: K-2
- Prompting & Feedback
Use Elkonin boxes and sound box templates to enhance phoneme-grapheme alignment. This word mapping tool supports orthographic mapping and long-term retention.
- Developing: 3-5
- Word-Reading Instruction